Neon Museum of Philadelphia (Is-Past): Difference between revisions

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Len Davidson began collecting old neon signs in the mid-1970s and established the Neon Museum of Philadelphia in 1985. The Museum's mission is to preserve, restore and display classic neon signs for the public to enjoy. About 150+ neon pieces in the collection date to the 1950's and earlier.

There are several types of pieces in the collection:

Exterior metal and neon signs with painted faces, such as Levis.
Exterior metal and neon signs with porcelain faces, such as Lamplighter and Sherwin Williams.
Neon signs that were hung in windows or displayed in other business interior spaces.
Neon clocks.
Neon art pieces.
Painted plastic signs with back-lit neon interiors.
Folk art type neon constructions made by old-time tubebenders.
Non-neon painted wooden signs.

Note: The above descriptive information came from the museum's home page.

In The News

The Neon Museum of Philadelphia has found a permanent home, Billy Penn, August 11, 2019.

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-{{toplink|url=http://www.davidsonneon.com/museum.htm|name=davidsonneon.com/museum.htm}}The '''Neon Museum of Philadelphia'''.
+{{toplink|url=http://www.davidsonneon.com/museum.htm|name=davidsonneon.com/museum.htm}}Len Davidson began collecting old neon signs in the mid-1970s and established the Neon Museum of Philadelphia in 1985. The Museum's mission is to preserve, restore and display classic neon signs for the public to enjoy. About 150+ neon pieces in the collection date to the 1950's and earlier.
+There are several types of pieces in the collection:
+*Exterior metal and neon signs with painted faces, such as Levis.
+*Exterior metal and neon signs with porcelain faces, such as Lamplighter and Sherwin Williams.
+*Neon signs that were hung in windows or displayed in other business interior spaces.
+*Neon clocks.
+*Neon art pieces.
+*Painted plastic signs with back-lit neon interiors.
+*Folk art type neon constructions made by old-time tubebenders.
+*Non-neon painted wooden signs.
+''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above descriptive information came from the museum's [http://www.davidsonneon.com/museum.htm home page].
 ==In The News==